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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-03

TWAS recently stated in the GAzETTEs
Washington correspondence that rule is
in operation in the Postoffice Department at
Washington that prohibits promotion IN
that department to ex-Confederates. That
statement has never been denied, and Con-
gresham Gibson, upon whose authority 1t
was MADE, reiterated ityesterday. The war
having closed twenty-five years ago, gen.
eral amnesty been long since declared, and
President been elected on national plat
form aud, chiefly by he votes ofex- Conied-
crates and their sons, the existence of such
rule as that referred to seems inexplicable.
Even under a sectional republican admins
tration, in this day of grace and ofseclional
reconciliation, such rule would be- nnseem-
ly: but under national democratic Presi-
dent il passes ordinary comprehension.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-03
HOUSE.

Ga motion of Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, the
Senate amendments were concurred in to
the bill providing an additional judgein the
second judicial circuit.
Mr. Tucker, OF Virginia, submitted the
conference report on the bill providing for
the bringing ofsuits against the government
Mr.. Haynes, of New Hampshire, called
up the vetoed Senate bill granting arrears
of pension TO Thomas S Hopkins The
House refused to pass the bill over the veto
yeas l53, nays 95 not the constitutional
two-thirda in tho Affirmative.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-03
TO-day's Proceedings of Congress.
WASHINGTON, March 8. 1887.
SENATE.


The Senate reassembled as in continuation
Of yesterdays session at 10 q. N.
Messages from the President were laid be-
fore the Senate in reply to resolutions here
tofore adopted, one as to the terms on which
cable companies had been permitted to land
their cables on the American shore and as
to their contracts with each other and with
telegraph companies; the second as to the
services of Count Pulaski in the war Of the
revolution. The latter was accompanied
by reports from the Secretaries of State,
Treasury and War. Laid on the table and
ordered printed.
message from the House announcing
non concurrence 10 The Senate amendments
to the naval appropriation bill was present
ed and conference was ordered. Messrs.
Hale Allison and Reck were appointed con-
ferees.
motion to take up the Washington
cable railway bill was negatiyed.
The Senate then proceeded to the consid.
Grafton of House bills on the calendar.
At few minutes before eleven o'clock
the Senate closed the legislative day of
Wednesday by adjournment and at eleven
opened the last legislative day of the 10th
Congress- when prayer was offered by the
chaplain.
The conference report on the House bill
authorizing the employment OF male mes
sengers in the postal service was made and
concurred in.
The Senate then, at half past eleven, pro-
ceeded to the consideration Of the legisla
tive, executive and judicial appropriation
bill, voting on The amendments recommend
ed by the Committee on Appropriations as
thew were reached
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-03-03

The people of Paris eat 2,oOO,O0 larks
every year.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11
Charleston Feels Safe.

from the Charleston Is. c. News.
The fact is that we believe, and
WITH good reason, that Charleston
is about the safest place now in
the United States, so far as earth.
quakes are concerned. We have
had our "shake' and have got
over it. Other parts Of the cOun-
try have not so much reason for
expecting safety in future. If it
had been generally known, indeed ,
in Charleston on last Saturday
morning that communication with
the rest of the United States had
been suddenly cut off, we should
have felt very much cOncerned-for
the rest OF the United States.-
We would not have rushed into
print, perhaps to express our fears,
but we should have felt uneasy,
nevertheless. The incident up the
road, then, will not be without its
good uses after all. The next time
that the wires break down we
will sleep in peace, trusting that
only a barn has been burned down
somewhere, and that when the
smoke clears away the Republic
will still be found to be intact.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11
A County TeTToTIzed by Outlaws.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Nov IA
telegram from Southwestern indi'
ana saws that the White Caps are
again out committing more out
rapes The outlaws visited the
house of John Amy, in Harrison
county, and in bis presence strip
ned his wife and administered iorty
Iashes, laid on hard. It's said that
the county officials are thoroughly
terrorized. as is shown by the fact
that tho case of Charles Langford,
of Mount Prospect, Crawford coun'
ty, was presented to the grand Jury
with proof of the identity OF the
men who outraged his family, Ou'
the jury refused to present a true
bill. Iangford tore the masks from
the faces of his two assailants, aud
recognized his nearest neighbor and
dea Iliest enemy in one. In spite o.
this he could not induce any prose
cutiou BY the court, which feared
be vengeance of his assailanta.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11
WILD BEASTS LET LOOSE.
AN EXCITING SCENE IN ST. LOUIS
A LEOPARD BITES A MAN.

AN EXCITING SCENE IN ST. LOUIS
A LEOPARD BITES A MAN.
ST. LOUIS, November 3.-One of
the most exciting scenes that ever
occurred IN this, or, perhaps, any
other city, took place at the Union
depot, between three and four
o'clock, this afternoon, and for a
time created not only tremendous
excitement, but great CONSERVATION
among the people present Dur.
ing the day a special train OF
passenger aud fat cars bearing
John Robinson's menagerie and
circus people and their animals
from Fort Scott, Kansas, came int
the Union Depot en- route to Gin
cinnati, where they are to winter.
About half past three the tram
pulled ont to cross the bridge, and
while passing over the "puzzle
switch" IN the depot yards, a fiat
car flew the track, followed by
others, and ran into a freight train
on a side track, demOlishing two or
three cars and killing George
Squires, a canvasman, and badly
iniuring two other circus men
named Fuller and Isle. In the
smash-up some of the animal cages
on the fat cars we're broken, and a
Bengal tiger, two lions, a leopard,
jaguar, an ibex and a vulture
escaped. The widest kind of a
commotion followed. Depot officials
and policemen ran frantically about
shouting warning, and there was a
general and quick stampede from
the yards to the streets beyond.
The circus and depot men then
made a search for the ANIMALS. The
leopard was found crouched under
a freight car and an attempt was
made to lasso him, but it failed,
and the animal rushed from cover,
bit a man severely in the leg on his
way out, bounded into the ticket
office and then jumped through a
transom into the superintendent
Office. He was besieged by the
circus men, and after several at
tempts to capture him and TWO or
three shots being fred at him, he
was covered with a tarpaulin and
secured. One by one one the other
animals were found, aud, after
more or less trouble, were captured
to their cages, but 1t was not until
nearly dark that the work was
over and the excitement was
allayed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11
An Editor "AII Broke Up."
From tbe Nashville American.

From the NashNlllc AineIlcal
To edit "A newspaper in storm
Is rather stormy business. Doing
the very best we can in the Can
dler.AbbOtt sensation, keeping as
quiet as we can, dodglng and hid
ing about to keep from being Int
by the flying timbers, taking only
the news side-that is, giving the
news only, and begging to be eX-
cused from an open or even a covert
fight. because one is a man preach
ing with all the women on his side
and the other is woman dramat-
ist with all the men on her side
and being Ourself a man, and,
therefore, naturally on the woman's
side, but at the same time wishing
to keep on the good side of the
women-well, we are doing the
best we can considering our confu-
sion.
Perhaps no man living or dead
ever had a harder time. In the
first place, we wrote as soon as the
ball opened just what we thought
and that was that we thought we
didn't know. Believing that this
would be near enough to both sides
to make no enemies and lose nc
friends, we adopted it. Contrary
to all rules in politics, where it Is
we'll settled that the fellow wnC
knows nothing, sees nothing, does
nothing, and Is nothing generally
gets there, we found Ourself be
tween the devil and the deep sea
and if we can get forgiveness fol
playing politicians this time we vii
in future always take sides OF
every question that comes up, ever
If we know both sides are wrong
For two days We have been hiding
| ont
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11

when | ran into the bedroom he
was sitting on the edge of the bed
hair on end and face pale as death
"What do you want dear"
Well, the poor man actually
tainted away in his nervousness
and when he came to had to SIT
and hold his hands while he caught
catnaps. The swelling was nearly
gone from his ankle in the morning
and he could dress himself and
hobble about. He, however, drew
up his will, had two or three mys
terious conferences with parties he
sent for, and saw him looking
over a lot of photographs of monu'
ments and tOmbstones. | caught
him weeping once, and when /
stroked the back of his neck and
called him my poor, crippled ga
zelle, he looked up In pitlful way
and said:
"Mrs. Bowser, it's awful hard to
have to die at my age"
That was Mr.. BOwser for the
first two days. On the third day
he went down town and on the
fourth he gave up his cane. When
he came home to dinner was on
the lounge with teeth and ears and
eyes full Of neuralgia.
"Now what !" he rOared out.
'I'm dreadfully i'll, Mr.. Bowser.'
"BOsh A little neuralgia! Mrs.
BOwser, you've got no more sand
than a grasshopper. IfI were as
big a baby as you are I'd live on
soothing syrup"
"But-when you had nothing
but sprained ankle, yOu-yOu-'
"When | fell fourteen feet, Mrs,
Bowser, and cracked two ribs, up
set my liver, turned my right leg
clear around, knocked my elbow
loose and brought on brain fever
| las here without a murmur OF
complaint, and you know 1t! You
are a booby-a regular BOBBY with
No. Z feet, and III 20 back down
town for my dinner"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11

hours in those places. The passen
gers on the steamship made heroes
of the shIpwrecked and their saw
iors. They had joliHcation meet
ing before New York was reached
Wednesday night, and, made the
Wyanoke's captain feel happy over
his and his crews rescue.-Neic
York Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11

Plckett-Buchanan Camp OF Con
federate Veterans, of Norfolk, have
addressed communications to Col
oneI Charles Marshall and Captain
w. Gordon McOabe, supplementlng
the request of the Ladies' Memorial
Association of Portsmouth to those
gentlemen, that the address deliv,
cred and Barron Hopes poem, read
upon the OCCASION of the laying OF
the cornerstone of the r. Il. Lee
monument at Richmond, be, at some
future day, repeated in Norfolk, ioI
the benefit of the monument to the
Confederate dead at Portsmouth.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11
VOREIIG CLASSES A. hIrssrlos IT, sIr S,s.

pared TO furnish all classes with emplo,
ment at home, the whole Of the time, o.
for their snare mements. Business new.
ligbt and profitable. Persons of eith.I
sex easlY earn from 80 cents 20 $500 p
evening, and a proportional .nn by a.
voting all their time to the lris'ness. 80, =
and girls earn nearly as much As msi'.
that all who see this may send their aa-
dress. and test the business, we makr
this offer. To such as are not VEL
satisfied we will send Que dollar 70 psy
for the trouble OF writing. Full parth
nlars and oatft free. Address GKOR0g
STissOS T. Co.. Portland Maine'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11
BANKS.

There are several kinds OF banks
in the world. Those oftenest allud-
ed to generously allow you to de-
post your money with them aud
take care oft for you, some ofthem
taking care that you never get it
again.
There are various ways OF get.
ting money out of a bank. One IS
to draw a check on the bank; an
other to draw a revolver on the
cashier. The latter was the favor
ite method of the lamented Jesse
James, and the draft was promptly
honored, as q general thing.
When corporation wishes to
omen a bank it takes out charter {;
a burglar takes out a jimmy.
It is a fine thing to have a big
balance in a solvent bank. Like an
old boot, it is easy 10 draw on,
But if the bank be shaky a depOsl'
tor needs a clear head to avoid los
ing his balance.
If You want your note discounted
any bank will attend to it for YOU
They may require some little form
to be gone through with first, such
as the autograph Of some wealthy
man in the neighbOrhoOd neatly
written on the back oft, not nee
essarily for publication but as a
guarantee of good faith; but this
is q mere matter of form, though
You will find yourself in had form
at the bank it you neglect 1t.
The savings banks of the country
have been of great benefit to the
poor. The poor, as is we'll known
are Liable to squander vast sums
of money individually, but savings
banks take their loose change and
invest it for them, sometimes III
the most permanent manner. In
thousands of instances the poor
have put every cent they had in q
savings bank whose officers have
invested it so skillfulIy that the
deposltors have never seen 1t again
The bank officers thereby remove
the temptation to spend it. And
they also remove themselves wher
exposure comes aud the neighbor
hood gets too hot for them. Cana
da groans With them nov.
Faro banks are plentiful in oul
large cities, aud they receive ex
tensive deposits. The depositor'
are frequently mere chips of fel
lows, who not only put IN theil
own earnings, but occasionally acI
rs agents for their employers il
deposiling funds belonging t
them.
Finally, there are banks of care
and trouble, and we cannot expec
10 be free from them till We have
crosseL Jordan's stormy banks.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11

eyes, my hands are soft" said a
dudish and concelted young fello' Y
the other nigh in a small company,
as he admirinely looked at those
useless appenCIages that had never
done a days work. ado you know
how | do ~ he exclaimed, prompt
ly. 81 wear gloves on my hands
every night t. sleep in.' ADO you
sleep with your hat on also % asked
a pert young woman. And the
young fellow replied in the mega.
tive, and looked wonderingly be.
cause the company smiled.-He.
brep Standard.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11
nR. B. F. MAPIIIS & BRO.
DRnfIs ia
-DentiStS.-

oYYIcEs; Woodstock and saumsvlle, Virginia
In woodstock, ist and Sd weeks Of each month
in sAumsville "a and 4th weeks.
Those In need Of hrst class Dentistry a. tmoder
ate prices. will do well to call.
Fall sets Of Artificial teeth from $7.O0to ti700
500 and 5000.
pare gold filings from 81 Is to 5000. silvei
allings from 75e. 20 $500.
Artlhcial teeth put up on solid gold, Gold anc
elsloid Combination, Cellsloid and Rubber plates
Geld sad Porcelain rivoting, clasps, &c, specia
tteption gwen to hlhug and preserving the ma
ursl teeth, and correcting the irregularities.
All work warranted hrst class.
tE- Teeth Itraoted absolutely without pain b.
Ne sse Of Nitrous oxide Gas
MAY Is. '5l-tf
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11
HOdGI'S Horrible Crime.
HE KILLS HIS WIFE, SETS FIRE TO
THE HOUSE AND BURNS HIS
CHILDREN TO DEATH.

NEW HAVEN, CT,, November ..
John IIodel, a silk weaver, living
at lIethon, shot his wife last night
and then set fire to the house. Two
children were burned to death. Ho-
del fed, but IS now under arrest
The murder is one Of the most hOr-
rible ever known in Connecticut,
and never was there a clearer eX-
ample that "liquor did it," The
particulars are that HOdel had
been on spree for about week,
and when himself was a quiet good
natured fellow, but drink made
him crazy. IIOdel tells the follow
ing story: "Laat night I told my
wife | was going to kill myself
She said she wanted to die too. An
agreement was then made that the
whole family die together. Two
small children, boy and girl, aged
three and SIX, and the mother ex-
pected to be confined again in a
month. During the night brought
the two children from an adjoining
room and placed them in bed with
their mother and set fire to the bed
bat the smOthcring process was too
slow, so | got a shotgun and fired
both barrels into my wife's breast,
killing her instantly. Flames then
spread and smOthered both chill
dren. | then went down stairs, tap.
ped on the window Of the lower
tenement bedroom and called them
to come in and see what had done.
Then with nothing on but night
shirt I ran down ;hc road towards
the depot crying 'Firep Fred IIar'
row, boss weaver IN Turner's
mill, was the first man / met, and
Harrow ran up to the house"
Hanslcker, the man who lives in
the lower tenement, was the first
man to find the bodies, and with
others put out the fire after the
room had been badly scOrched and
hole burned IN the floor. HOdel
wandered around awhile, got a
pair OF pants at John Hanna's a
German neighbor, and finally, after
the bodies had been removed into
the room below, came back to the
house and made no effort to escape
Hodel was very reticent during the
first part of the day, but later talk
ed freely and told of the agreement
with his wife as the reason why he
killed his family. He Is Swiss
and came from Lucerne year ago
last July. He is thirty-one years
old, and was married when he
came over. He has worked for j
w. Turner & Co. four months
cannot speak English, and talks
through an interpreter. lie says
he expects to be hung, and dom
care how quickly. He had half q
dozen barrels of homemade winC
and cider in his cellar, and drink
ing from these made him crazy anc
prompted the murder.
HOdel is III Jail. 1t is said that
he thought certain neighbors too ia
miliar with his wife; that he ac
cused her, and this caused a quar-
rel, hence the agreement to Kill al
of the family. IIodel wrote friends
in Switzerland yesterday, so h'
says, telling the whole story. The
letter was mailed at last night
and the authorities haye telegraph
ed to the New York pos toilice Il
have it intercepted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11
SCENES At WEDDINGS.
SHE WOULDN'T SAY eyes"

SHE WOULDN'T SAY "YES."
An attempted forced marriage
came to a sensational termination
recently before ira b. Curtis, a
magistrate, and in the presence OF
dozen people. Philip Davis
brought his 1S.year-Old daughter,
Barbara Davis, from Mount Zion,
on the afternoon train, to marry
James Fair, a young man aged "a,
employed by DR.. a. S. Waltz, OF
Decatur. The license was procured
in due form, and the couple stood
up in the office to the usual in
terrogations. Fair did so quite
readily, bat when it came to Bar
bara's turn, she calmly replied that
she did not love James and would
not marry him. The surprise was
too much for Curtis, who tossed
the certificate over to the rejected
groom and said that ended the
business for him. The father of
the young lady stepped forward
and had a low talk with his daugh-
ter. bnt she was immovable, and,
giving no reasons, left the room
and started for home in a wagon
with neighbOr. 1t was learned
that Barbara's parents have been
trying to force the marriage for
some months. She told a woman
that her father had whipped her a
week ago for saying she would
not marry Fair. The groom walk
ed of up the street, badly disap.
pointed. The father was enraged, ,
but he could do nothing.-Decdtu'
IU.) dispatch m ~. Lo"S "'ooe-
Democrat.
WHAT THE SILLY GIRL WAS
FRYING.
1t sometimes happens in Oriental
countries that daughters are sacr'
feed by their parents to position
and title, "fOr their good" OF
course. The parents of a girl who
was thus bestowed in marriage
went to pay her a visit, expecting
naturally, to be entertained with a
hospitality corresponding to the
husbands rank. Unfortunately
there was nothing in the larder.-
To express her dissatisfaction at
the treatment she had received the
daughter placed an empty pan upon
the hearth and made show of pre-
pairing a meal. The curiosity OF
the mother beng excited, she
peeped into the vessel but saw
nothing. "What are you doing,
silly girl 7" she exclaimed. 81 am
frying the honor you got for me
was the reply; "there is nothing
else. ."-AU the Year Round.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11
BIacksmithinq.

Having returned to my shop, at the old
stand, / am prepared to do blacksmithing
in all its branches and in the best manner.
will pay special attention to ironing
wagons, agricultural implements, repair
ing machinery, &c. ER-All work done in
the very best manner and at the shortest
pstice.
Hoping to merit and receive your custom
am respectfully, &c,
LEWIS CRISSMAN,
april. 22-1y.l Edinburg, Va.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11
ID rs

obtained for new inventions, or for i'm
provenlents in old ones, Caveats Iliring'
meuts, Trade Marks and all patent buI'
ness promptly attended to.
INVENTIONS THAT HAVE Been
REJECTED may still, in most cases, b
patented by MS. Being opposite the u. :
Patent Office and, engaged in Patent
business exclusively, we can secure pat.
ents in less time than those who are r.
mote from Washington.
When inventors send model or sketcl
we make search in the Patent Office, an'
advise as to its patentability, free |"
charge. Correspondence confidential
fees reasonable, and no charge unleei
patent is obtained.
We refer by permission TO the Cii'
Postmaster and to the Superintendent" {"
the Post Office Money Order Division ~
Washington. For special reference
circular, advice, terms, &c, address
C. A. SNOW * CO.,
Opposite Paent Office Washington, d.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11
S2OO.OOOa,%n,

3ZOO.OOOaway. Send US cts.
postage, and by mail you will get free a
package Of goods Of large value, that will
start you in work that will at once bring
you 10 money faster than anything else in
America. All about the 100000 in
presents with each box. Agents wanted
everywhere, Of either sex, of all sges, for
all the time, or spare time only, to work
for rs at their own homes. Fortunes for
all workers absolutely assured Don't de-
lay. II. Hallett Il Co., Portland, Maine.
March 6-lVr.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11

When removed from the person
clothing, if damp, should be dried
before putting into the clothes
basket, to prevent mildew.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11
AM OUT AGAIN.

All persons having stumps on their
premises that they want taken out, or
farms cleaned, will do we'll to call on or
address A. NJ. EVANS,
aug. 13-3m. Edinburg Va
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11

In polishing shoes, if the backing
70 noistened with a little milk in
ste,,d of water, they will polish
witl, less time and effort.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11
ROBr. ,. WALKER
TOR A. MA X TIN,
.vReEoN @ DENTIST.

Respectfully informs the public that
ne has resumed the practice Of his pro-
stsion orders left at the store OF =. J.
Fravel, In Woodstock, wlllTeceiye pro.
mpt attention
Nav Is 's4-tf
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-11-11

JT0TT can live at home, and make more
VIII money at work for US, than at
anything else in this world
w Capital not needed; you are
started free. Both sexes; all ages. Any
one can do the work. Large earnings sure
from first start. Costly outfit and terms
free. Better not delay. Costs you moth
ing 10 send us your address and find out
If yoH are wise you will do so at once
II. HALLBTT & Co., Portland, Maine.
Dec. l0-1V.